AARP Movies for Grownups nominations: ‘Chicago 7’ leads, group add TV awards
The Trial of the Chicago 7 led the AARP Movies for Grownups nominations on Monday morning and was joined by Minari, Nomadland, One Night in Miami and The United States vs. Billie Holiday in the Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category.
For the first time, the group announced TV categories, where the nominees for Best Series are Perry Mason, Succession, Ted Lasso, The Crown, and This Is Us. There is no separation between comedy and drama. Best TV Movie/Limited Series category, nominations go to Mrs. America, Small Axe, The Queen’s Gambit, Unorthodox, and Watchmen. It’s unclear what timetable of eligibility the group used as many nominees aired before the 2020 calendar year and general Emmy eligibility for 2020-2021.
George Clooney will receive the Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award.
Here is the complete list of nominees. Winners will be announced on March 4 with an awards ceremony broadcast by Great Performances on Sunday, March 28 at 8pm ET on PBS, its PBS.org website and the PBS Video app and hosted by Hoda Kotb, NBC News’ Today co-anchor and co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna.
Here is the full list of nominations.
Film
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups
Minari
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Actress
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead)
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit)
Robin Wright (Land)
Best Actor
Ralph Fiennes (The Dig)
Tom Hanks (News of the World)
Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)
Gary Oldman (Mank)
Best Supporting Actress
Candice Bergen (Let Them All Talk)
Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman)
Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)
Jodie Foster (The Mauritanian)
Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)
Best Supporting Actor
Demián Bichir (Land)
Bill Murray (On the Rocks)
Clarke Peters (Da 5 Bloods)
Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
Mark Rylance (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Best Director
Lee Daniels (The United States vs. Billie Holiday)
Regina King (One Night in Miami)
Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods)
Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Best Ensemble
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Intergenerational
Hillbilly Elegy
Minari
On the Rocks
The Father
The Life Ahead
Best Buddy Picture
Bad Boys for Life
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Da 5 Bloods
Let Them All Talk
Standing Up, Falling Down
Best Screenwriter
Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods)
Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies (News of the World)
Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami)Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Best Time Capsule
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
One Night in Miami
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Grownup Love Story
Emma
Ordinary Love
Supernova
Wild Mountain Thyme
Working Man
Best Documentary
A Secret Love
Crip Camp
Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation
Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round (Denmark)
Bacurau (Brazil)
Collective (Romania)
The Life Ahead (Italy)
The Weasels’ Tale (Argentina)
Television
Best Series
Perry Mason
Succession
Ted Lasso
The Crown
This Is Us
Best TV Movie/Limited Series
Mrs. America
Small Axe
The Queen’s Gambit
Unorthodox
Watchmen
Best Actress (TV/Streaming)
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
Regina King (Watchmen)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek)
Best Actor (TV/Streaming)
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)
Hugh Grant (The Undoing)
Ethan Hawke (The Good Lord Bird)
Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True)
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